Indexing Matters

還不到八點欸

還不到八...

還不到八點欸

haiˊ buˊ daoˋ ba ˉ dianˇ ai ˉ

(It's not)

It's not even eight o'clock

還不到八點

haiˊ buˊ daoˋ baˉ dianˇ

(It's not)

It's not even eight o'clock, It's not yet eight o'clock

不到 buˊ daoˋ

(Can't, Couldn't, Has not, Never, Not)

Can't, Couldn't, Not, Never, Has not arrived

八點 baˉ dianˇ

(Eight)

Eight O'Clock

欸 aiˇ ai ˉ ei ˉ eiˋ

(Sigh)

Sigh

還

Additionally, Also, Besides, Give back, In Addition, Not yet, Repay, Return, Still, Yet

Still, Also, Yet, Not yet, In Addition, Besides, (Huan2), Repay, Give back, Return, (Huan4), Additionally

不

Infix, No, Non, None, Not, Not able to, Un, Without

No, Not, Non, None, Not able to, Un, Without, Infix Used To Indicate Inability

到

Acquire, Appear, Arrive, Attain, Attend, Reach

Arrive, Reach, Attain, Acquire, Appear, Attend

八

Eight, Number

Eight, Number eight, 8

點

Check, Degree, Dot, Nod, Order, Point, Speck

Dot, Point, Speck, Degree, Check, Order, Nod

欸

Sigh

Sigh

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